Hello!
Is there a way to toggle on and off the top status bar? Either an app or a hack or anything like that?
anyone? pretty please?
You can do this with certain home launchers, I know its a feature in NOVA.
Like the guy above me said, it all depends on what launcher you are using. With ADW Launcher I know there is a setting that lets you do it.
WiredPirate said:
You can do this with certain home launchers, I know its a feature in NOVA.
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What about the soft keys?
jblack41510 said:
What about the soft keys?
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Soft keys can't be hidden with a launcher (that I'm aware of), and require a custom ROM. A number of the custom ROMs allow you to add a toggle for the soft keys to the power menu for easy access - such as AOKP.
Ruxin said:
Soft keys can't be hidden with a launcher (that I'm aware of), and require a custom ROM. A number of the custom ROMs allow you to add a toggle for the soft keys to the power menu for easy access - such as AOKP.
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Yup, AOKP is excellent in that you can toggle the nav bar/soft keys from your power menu. When you combine it with an app like LMT that allows gesture control (or the even better pie control) the whole navigation experience is next level.
Thanks for the launcher suggestion but that will only hide the status bar when you're on your home screens, it reappears when you're in an app.
What I want is to be able to hide the notification bar when I'm in an app like Docs to Go or Kingsoft Office, maximising my horizontal space.
Use nova launcher for top.
Flash aokp for bottom. I do both everyday.
Yup, Nova will do it on your homescreen and dock, but is there anything that can do it within an app?
You may try use ApexLauncher,It had a very powerful function.
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Anyone have a link to a tutorial or something where I can learn how to make my softkeys transparent? Maybe some with a 50% opacity? Thanks in advance for any help! And yes, I searched...
FYI: running Euroskank kang...
I'm searching also.
Rom: CM10.1
zotac1907 said:
I'm searching also.
Rom: CM10.1
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The plot thickens...
zzelinka said:
The plot thickens...
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Have you seen the new Ubuntu Phone demo? It would be great if we had gestures like that on 4.2.1, too. No more softkeys, just pure gesture control
oddfuturejoey said:
Have you seen the new Ubuntu Phone demo? It would be great if we had gestures like that on 4.2.1, too. No more softkeys, just pure gesture control
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Sure did. It looks nice, but we'll see how polished it becomes. Android has come a long way.
That's what I think, but it seems that under to get them it will be a hard Work
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I am surprised, this hasn't been done.... I am too looking into this.
I use FullScreen Toggle to disable the Nav Bar (there is also an option for that in the AOKP-roms) and GMD Gesture Control from the Market to create gestures for the missing buttons.
For the back-button I have a gesture that starts at bottom left and just goes up, for home I have one in the middle and so on. So you "swype" from below the display into the display on the positions where the buttons would normally be.
The settings: https://www.dropbox.com/s/kk2oiqk145z7olo/2013-01-04 18.43.54.png
An app which is doing the following would be good:
hiding the softkeys
with a gesture showing the softkeys for 10 Seconds or so and hide them again
all the other gesture apps just enable me to set a gesture for back home menu etc, but a gesture for hiding and showing the softkeys would be great
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LMT is able to run a script via gesture:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1330150
so it would be cool to have a script doing what i need, but i don't know how to create one
qvert said:
An app which is doing the following would be good:
hiding the softkeys
with a gesture showing the softkeys for 10 Seconds or so and hide them again
all the other gesture apps just enable me to set a gesture for back home menu etc, but a gesture for hiding and showing the softkeys would be great
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LMT is able to run a script via gesture:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1330150
so it would be cool to have a script doing what i need, but i don't know how to create one
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^ This would be amazing if possible
crazyhazy said:
^ This would be amazing if possible
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+1 would be cool!
GMD Gesture can do gesture to hide and unhide the softkey. But is does not have any setting to automatic hide it after a few second.
I always operate my tablets in landscape mode. But on 4.3, Google have moved the softkeys from the left hand side of the screen to the centre, and I keep hitting the home key accidentally. Does anyone know of an app please that will get them back where they should be?!
The default launcher does not give the option to choose where the softkeys should be placed. You should install a more customizable launcher. In my memory, "NOVA launcher" or lightening home launcher should do it. Smart Launcher has the keys on the left by default, at least in older versions. Yet, the placement of the softkeys can be enforced when running apps: installing a customizable launcher will allow you to change the default placement, but they can move when the screen displays an app.
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The default launcher does not give the option to choose where the softkeys should be placed. You should install a more customizable launcher. In my memory, "NOVA launcher" or lightening home launcher should do it. Smart Launcher has the keys on the left by default, at least in older versions. Yet, the placement of the softkeys can be enforced when running apps: installing a customizable launcher will allow you to change the default placement, but they can move when the screen displays an app.
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Thanks for your reply. I actually already use Nova, but I can't find an option that does this. I'll have a look at Smart Launcher..
I use Gravitybox on my Nexus so I'd like to do the same on the OP3.
It looks like the OP3 has physical nav buttons, which is to say, I can't add to that with anything.
Is there an IME switcher that shows up anywhere when typing for easily switching between keyboards? What about adding arrows for cursor navigation. I use Swiftkey for my keyboard, so unless I enable the keyboard row, there's no way to move the cursor with it. On the Nexus, I used the function in Gravity box to add cursor keys to the nav bar, but OP3 having physical buttons seems like it would put a stop to that too.
If I keep it stock and used systemless root/xposed/etc via Magisk, would it pass safetynet checks as it does on the Nexus when I turn them off?
Are there any other caveats I'd need to look out for?
(And in the interest of fairness, what would likely be the best improvements I notice too?)
You can enable navigation bar on the oneplus 3, even if there is physicals buttons.
The IME switcher will show up in the navbar if you enable it, or in the notification if you don't.
I don't know about root and safetynet
olimar7184 said:
You can enable navigation bar on the oneplus 3, even if there is physicals buttons.
The IME switcher will show up in the navbar if you enable it, or in the notification if you don't.
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Enable by way of default options or if I'm using Gravitybox specifically?
Trel said:
Enable by way of default options or if I'm using Gravitybox specifically?
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There is an option on the settings of the stock rom:good:
Welp, the physical size is bigger than I was hoping, but I can't find a better option on all the other specs.
This is most likely the only viable phone then and will be what I end up getting.
We shall see.
If needed you can use LMT to display the "pie" and customize actions.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1330150
Dushaine said:
If needed you can use LMT to display the "pie" and customize actions.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1330150
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That looks like it may do what I want.
I'm not quite familiar with it, can you make it so if I call it up, it persists until I dismiss it?
Thinking along the lines of bringing up a menu with "[<] [Dismiss] [>]" to let me do multiple arrow presses.
If that's doable, then that would fully take care of what I'm looking for.
Hello! I'm hoping that I can disable the soft navigation bar, and go to a more traditional Fire OS style of navigation, using swipe navigation.
I found a post caliming that "PImp my rom" can disable the nav bar, but it didn't seem to respond to the tweak option, and I still have the soft nav bar
Thank you,
cheers
***Solved***
Chocolina said:
But expandable Desktop doesnt set the on screen keys to disable, only hide. They'll still show if you're swiping up.
Adding a new line with qemu.hw.mainkeys=1 to root/system/build.prop with a text editor Will permanently disable on-screen keys. It would have been handy if there was a UI shortcut for that somewhere.
Anyway I force-disabled Screen buttons, set Double tap to recent apps, and hold button to google now. Then bought the app you suggested to set all 3 swipe from bottom gestures to mimic the back function. Now the navigation feels just like FireOS's except amazon search assistant is replaced with google and I love it.
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Using a prop editor, I was able to add h qemu.hw.mainkeys=1 to root/system/build.prop <-- fantastic fix
I then customized the home button to do double tap-- app library, and hold-- switch back to last app.
Swipe Navigation works wonders, just as Chocolina stated above
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If you want to completly disable navigation bar soft keys then you must install slim kat,you can easily completly disable the soft keys and can add swipe up navigation just like amazon..i m also using slim kat rom and i have personally tested all roms but look wose slim kat is the best rom and no bugs in it..i have also disabled the system navigation keys and added swipe up to go back and hold home button for recent apps.
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If you want to completly disable navigation bar soft keys then you must install slim kat,you can easily completly disable the soft keys and can add swipe up navigation just like amazon..i m also using slim kat rom and i have personally tested all roms but look wose slim kat is the best rom and no bugs in it..i have also disabled the system navigation keys and added swipe up to go back and hold home button for recent apps.
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how to add "swipe up to go back"?
I like the stock Pixel launcher, with the clean, lightweight, easy on the system specs.
But a couple key features are missing. No swipe down for the notification shade. No icon changing.
So I found the rootless Pixel launcher in the Magisk downloads, v 3.7, installed that, and it worked immediately, keeping everything else looking the same, widgets and all still there. But now I can swipe down anywhere on the screen to bring down the notifications. I can do icon packs. And several other cool features
I think these should be baked into the stock Pixel launcher by default.
Anyways, now my Recent action is gone. No way to quickly access my recent apps. I'm stumped on what to do ?
does it let you change icon size and change notification dots to numbers?
virtyx said:
does it let you change icon size and change notification dots to numbers?
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No. For that you need something like Nova
Actually I do have the old school 3 nav keys now. It seems Rootless Pixel launcher gives you this.
I had another app I installed called Custom Navigation Bar, because I wanted to put the back key on the right side of the home key. Which does work. But then I disabled this app to test the swipe up, and right after I disabled it, I see the three nav keys on the bottom.
So, it seems Rootless PixelLauncher gives you the 3 soft key layout.